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| 3-6 | 13+ | 2-6 hours | $25 |
Totally rad 1980s action… TO THE MAX!
Enter a world of 1980s action adventure with Shadow of the Century, a robust setting and supplement for Fate Core.
The year is 1984, and the Shadows run the world. The Century Club has been disbanded, the Spirits of yesteryear driven underground—only to rise up alongside new wave heroes to stick it to the man!
Fight the good fight in a gonzo game of underdog heroes set against the forces of oppression everywhere. Join kung fu masters, computer hackers, maverick cops, and more to right wrongs and prevent the darkest Shadows from ending reality as we know it.
Shadow of the Century requires Fate Core to play. In this 212 page supplement you’ll find:
- A richly developed setting that continues and expands the pulp adventure world of Spirit of the Century
- A detailed pitch session process that works with your group to create a story and characters that excite everyone
- Character creation rules that focus on what roles your heroes play in the story, with plenty of stunts to pick from
- Montage rules to make the most of teamwork and training
- “Gonzo” stunts and other rules for dialing the weirdness and superheroics up or down to suit your group’s tastes
The fight for the fate of the century continues in Shadow of the Century!
GAME INFORMATION
Number of players: 3-6
Age of players: 13+
Length: 2-6 Hours
Type of Game: Roleplaying Game
Languages Available: English
Product Number: EHP0045
ISBN: 978-1-61317-170-7
Format: Hardback and digital editions
Release Date: February 19, 2019
Availability: Check here (early 2019 targeted)
Game Designer: Brian Engard, Mike Olson, Stephen Blackmoore, Rob Donoghue, and Morgan Ellis
Incoming transmission: Teenage Mutant–
[[File Recovery from VHS Deletion]] One more author, erased by Dr. Methuselah from the record, but recovered by our New Wave Heroes: Pete Woodworth. [[END Recovery ]]–in a half-shell
Over the next couple of months my friends and I have probably got the time to run around 4 playtest sessions.
And whilst we all love Spirit of the Century and are really stoked by Shadow of the Century as its natural successor we cant help thinking every playtest session dedicated to Shadow of the Century is one less session we could dedicate to Dresden Files Accelerated…
Its a tough choice, but if there is even the remotest chance of getting into the DFAE Playtest we’ll be bowing out on this one.
This would be a great way to get my kids to advance from FAE to FATE core. As an added bonus I would have a great excuse to set them all down and have them watch all my favorite action flicks
This sounds so awesome. I am looking forward to this even if I don’t get accepted to playtest.
Kung Fu masters, maverick cops, and computer hackers? Sounds like this could easily be used to run a Kung Fury game .
I have no group yet and have never GMed, I’m up to play test it! (I have also never played fate even though I desperately want to!)
Hi Dan, the playtest application window closed on 5/12, but we are sure to do more playtests in the future (probably even another one of Shadow). If you’d like to be kept aware of all our upcoming playtests, you can join our newsletter.
We are about to begin a livestreamed campaign of SotC and I can’t believe I missed the sign up window for this one by 4 days…
🙁
Have the playtest packs been sent out yet?
Sorry for the delay Red Dice. The packets are all out now.
Thanks Sean I’m eagerly reading it now ready to begin my pitch session on Friday 🙂
Glad to hear John! Excited to find out how it goes!
Guess what. Not everyone likes FAE. Work on shadow of the century.
Guess what. We are. Have been since we started. Accelerated stuff just happens to get finished faster due to the lighter weight base chassis. Maybe stop assuming that because we put out one thing, it means we aren’t working on anything else, and take a look at the Project Status page every now and again, where the progress is regularly updated?
Shadow is actually in its beta playtest right now. There are lots of people playing it as we speak, and we’re learning a lot about what we need to make it better. Feels like pretty good progress to me! =)
I’ve been looking at doing a contemporary Hollywood Action Flick style rpg, something inspired by the likes of Magnum PI, Mcgyver, Lethal Weapon, Burn Notice, Bosch, The Fast & The Furious, etc. I decided that FATE Core will be the system to go with, its mechanics will hit the spot nicely.
I was struggling for an overall story concept, until I decided that I would use the Centurion idea from Spirit Of The Century, and update it to contemporary times.
Then I stumble across Shadow Of The Century, and it looks like its going to tick alot of boxes for me.
I’m pretty happy this setting is in development, I just wish it was ready now!
It’s been a long time since there’s been an update. Is this still in development?
Yep, still in development, as seen on our Project Status page. 🙂
Here’s the link: https://www.evilhat.com/home/project-status/
I so wish I had known about this and could have gotten in on it. I love the SOTC setting and my crew is really taking to Fate.
It’s a ways away from being published yet so, y’know, you’ll have a chance to buy it once it’s out there. The only thing to “get in on” that you might’ve missed was the “free” PDF for the Fate Core Kickstarter’s backers from 2013, which hasn’t even been given to them yet.
Just a strange question. Does this, as written, allow for ninja turtle-esque characters?
Or would that be a work around?
Absolutely, that’s what the gonzometer is for!
I’m just getting into Fate system and ran across this post describing how to use The Three Rocketeers rules for TMNT.
Fate of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Part 1: Introduction to Rocketeering
https://stepintorpgs.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/fate-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-part-1-introduction-to-rocketeering/
Could you please upload the character sheet? That would be much appreciated.
Sure thing. Uploaded here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/shadow-of-the-century-downloads/
Thank you, Sean!
Hi all, a question: it is necessary to have Spirit of the Century to play properly Shadow of the Century, or the latter is a stand-alone? Thank you for your answer!
Hi Francisco! Like it says above: “Shadow of the Century requires Fate Core to play.”
You don’t need Spirit, but you do need Fate Core.
Thank you! Got my Fate Core a while ago, and I’m now interested in having a setting. As Shadow of the Century is like a continuation of SotC, I wondered if one was required to play the other.
Hi,
I’m currently reading Shadow of the Century. And I noticed on p.45 that the Leader’s stunt THE BANKROLL has the same text than the Inventor’s stunt THEORY IN PRACTICE.
It does look like a misprint or a mistake.
Am I wrong? If no, what is the THE BANKROLL stunt’s text?
Sorry for my English. That’s not my primary language.
Hi!
Reading Shadow of the Century, I’ve noticed a mistake between The Inventor’stunt Theory in Practice and The Leader’s stunt The Bankroll.
What was the real text of The Bankroll?
Cheers. Pat
Copy/paste adaptation error, I suspect. Their functions are similar, the color is different.
The Bankroll should read: During a montage, when you use Resources to throw money at the plan, on a success or better you either get one additional free invocation on any aspect you create, or, in a challenge montage, mark an extra victory.